Word: preciousness
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...know these guys? By day, mild-mannered and polite. By baseball game, you’d hardly know ’em. But their outburst prompts a precious episode: a love-hate triangle between the Marlboro Mob, a lone Angels fan—and the Boy Scouts. It’s Jamboree time, and the troops are out in force, seas of brown in orange stands. The Marlboro Mob moves from chanting Oriole and Angel numbers to chanting troop numbers...
...both have played friendly matches in the region this month. But if their earning potential makes Japanese players more of a drawcard for European clubs, it won't take them far on the field of play. Striker Shoji Jo learned that lesson in Spain last season when he got precious few chances to turn out for Real Valladolid C.F. Still, even if they spend long periods on the substitutes' bench, exposure to the more competitive European leagues can only be to the advantage of Japanese footballers as their country prepares for its next major soccer challenge, co-hosting...
...their earning potential gets Japanese players into European clubs, it won't take them far on the field of play. Striker Shoji Jo learned that lesson in Spain last season when he got precious few chances to turn out for Real Valladolid C.F. Even if the Japanese spend long periods on the substitutes' bench, however, exposure to the more competitive European leagues will help them grow as players. That can only be to Japan's advantage as the country prepares for its next major soccer challenge, co-hosting the 2002 World Cup. "Nobody knows if Ono, Inamoto and Nishizawa will...
...there's still reason to expect the consumer to continue keeping the overall economy afloat well into the fall. But "afloat" obviously isn't doing it for investors anymore, and why should it? Investing is built on growth, or at least the expectation of it, and there's still precious few signs of that out there...
...After Cuthbert's success sailing the Precious Dragon to Britain, he received a phone call from a fellow Englishman, a maritime adventurer named Rex Warner, who wanted to borrow the ship to recreate one of Zheng He's trips. Cuthbert happily agreed. The Precious Dragon was loaded onto a freighter, shipped back to Hong Kong and prepared for its new journey. Warner was anxious to set off in the autumn, catching the strong west winds, as Zheng He had done...